Improvement in faucets



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD scRANNAeE, Jn., on MELROSE, MASSACHUSETTS, Assienon To SGEANNAGE,DESTE a co.

IMPROVEVEN'i IN FAUCETS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 138,700, dated May 6,1873; application filed February 17, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD SGEANNAGE, Jr., of Melrose, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement inFaucets, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawing making part of thisspecification, in which- Figure l is a longitudinal vertical Sectionthrough a faucet having my improvement applied thereto; Figs. 2 and 3,details in perspective illustrating my improvement.

This invention relates to a peculiar method of packing the spindle of afaucet so as to insure a tight joint between it and the cap; andconsists in confining the packing upon the spindle between a shoulderthereon and a removable sleeve or tube, by which construction thepacking is caused to move with the Spindle, and is held tightly in placethereon while it may be readily removed when worn out and a new packingsubstituted therefor.

To enable others skilled in the art to understand and use my invention,I will proceed to describe the manner in which I have carried it out.

In the said drawing, A represents the body or shell of the faucet,within the vertical portion of which is fitted the screw-plug B, whichis provided with a spindle, b, which passes up through the screw-cap C,and has secured to its upper end the crutch or handle D, by which it isturned.

The construction of the plug B, and the manner in which it is operated,forming no part of my invention, will not here be particularlydescribed.

The lower portion of the spindle b is of somewhat larger diameter thanthe remaining portion, forming a Shoulder at c, and against thisshoulder is placed the packing d, which consists of greased twine woundaround the spindle or of other suitable material. This packing isconfined tightly in place by means of a hollow sleeve or short tube, e,Figs. l and 3, which lits snugly over the spindle b, and is held downupon the packing by the handle D.

As the spindle is raised or lowered, the packing d moves therewith, andconsequently an extended Vbearing-surface within the cap C becomesnecessary, which is ali'orded by the flange f, extending down from theinside of the cap'G, and the necessity of making the top of the cap ofgreat thickness is thus avoided. If desired, however, the flange f maybe dispensed with, and the top of the cap extended up to the requiredheight to give an inside bearing of sufficient length. The top of theplug B is recessed outat g for the reception of the end of the iange fwhen the plug is raised, and when the parts are in their proper positionthe spindle cannot be raised or lowered sufficiently to expose thepacking above or below its bearing within the cap, and it is thussecurely confined and prevented from becoming displaced, which rendersit extreme- 1y durable.

Vhen the packing becomes worn and a new one is required, it is merelynecessary to .remove the handle D and sleeve e, when the new packing canbe readily applied by any person of ordinary intelligence, and much ofthein convenience and delay usually occasioned may thus be avoided.

The above-described method of packing the spindle of a faucet orstop-cock is; simple, cheap, and effective, and is particularly adaptedfor hot water, steam, or gas.

Claim.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The spindle b with its shoulder c, packing d, and removable sleeve ortube e, in combination with the cap C, operating substantially in themanner and for the purpose set forth.

Witness my hand this 25th day of January, A. D. 1873.

EDWARD SCRANNAGE, JR.

In presence of- P. E. TESCHEMACHER, W, J. OAMDEmqE.

